Toy.



No. 798,862. PATENTED SEPT. 5, 1905.

I G. C. M. ALLWORTH.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10. 1905.

Winx/mm (lrECItGE CLINTON `MORTCN f\LIVOIT'.l`lI, OF WICT VBAY (IITY, MICHIGAN.

TOY.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1905.

Application filed January l0, 1905. Serial No. 240,468.

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Be it known that I, Geenen CLINTON Mon- 'rox ALLwon'ri-t, a citizen of the United States, residing at rest Bay City, in the county of Vlay and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys; and I do declare the Vfollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art t-o which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to a sounding toy.

The object of the invention is to provide a toy in the shape of a box or package which when opened will produce a noise tending to surprise or frighten the holder of the box, the box preferably having the form and decoration of a candy, cigar, glove, or other familiar style of box in order to further deceive the person opening the same.

A further object is to provide a toy of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in construction and capable of creatingl considerable amusement.

IVith these and other objects in View the invention consists of certain novel features of ctmstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a plan view of the toy, showing the cover of the box removed. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the inside of the box-cover. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through the toy, and Fig. is a transverse vertical sectional view of the same.

ln the embodiment of the invention I provide a box or othersuitable package or receptacle 1, which is preferably in the form of or simulating' any well-known or familiar style of box or receptacle-fsuch', for instance, as acandy, cigar, or glove box. In the box is arranged an elastic connection, which is formed of any suitable material, but preferably consists and is here shown as a rubber band 2, stretched across the box and having' its ends secured to the sides of the same by means of wire staples 3 or any suitable connection.

Secured to the rubber band Q is a tappet device. which may be of any suit-able construction, but which preferably consists of a wire bent or looped upon itself to form spring clamping-arms by which it is secured to the rubber band. The ends or loops of the wire are adapted to be brought into rapid engagement with the bottom of the box, which is accomplished. by windmg or twisting the rubber band in any suitable manner, but preferably by rotating the tappet-wire, after which upon releasing the same the rubber will rapidly untwist, thereby rapidly revolving the tappet-wire in a reverse direction, the arrangement of the same being such that its ends will just strike the bottom of the box as they revolve, thus producing a series of rapid taps or knocks.

In order to hold the tappet device and rubber band against rotation when the box is closed, a transversely disposed inwardlycurved bar 5 is arranged in the cover of the box in position to engage the tappet device and prevent the same from revolvingI as long as the cover is in place, but which as soon as the cover is removed will be released, thus allowing the same to revolve and strike the bottom of the box.

The box may be made in any size and Vformed of any suitable material or combination of materials and is preferably provided with a tin or sheet-metal bottom in order to make a louder noise when struck by the tappet device.

A device constructed as herein described will be found to afford considerable amusement as a toy and may be also used in connection with various forms of advertising devices.

From the foregoing descril'ition, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings,

the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without re- 9o quiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion,

and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrilieing any of the advantages of this invention.

llaving thus described my invention, what AI, claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isrnv l. In a toy, the combination with a hollow receptacle, of an elastic connection stretched across the same, a tappet device secured to said l'lexible connection whereby when the latter is released after being wound or twisted the tappet-arm will be rapidly revolved and caused to strike against the bottom of the receptacle th us producing' a ra'pid tapping sound, a cover for said receptacle, and means whereby said connection and sounding device are held against rotation when said cover is in place, substantially as described.

2. In a toy, the combination with a hollow IOO IIO

receptacle, of an elastic connection stretched tappet device against rotation when said cover IO across the same, a tappet device secured to is in place, substantially as described.

said exible connection whereby when the lat- In testimony whereof 1 have hereunto set ter is released after being wound or twisted my hand in presence of two subscribing witthe tappet-arrn will be rapidly revolved and nesses.

caused to strike against the bottom and the re- GEORGE CLINTON MORTON ALIAVORTH. ceptacle thus producing a rapid tapping' sound, Titnessesr a cover for said receptacle, a curved cross-bar JOHN H. EMERY,

or strip arranged in said cover to hold said l JOSEPH G. GROVES. 

